Bali Arts Festival

There is a very special moment for the Balinese people this month, that is the 34th Bali Arts Festival will be held from June 10 – July 6, 2012. This festival is the long celebration of the traditional dance, music theater and lively arts performance.

Bali Arts Festivals is an annual event perform for one full month and always at the time of school holiday and this time the Indonesia President – Bapak Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will officially open the festival on June 10, 2012. The opening schedule has been revised from the original schedule on June 11, 2012due to the activity of the President.

This festival is incorporating more than 15,000 artists from Indonesia and abroad and will includes musical, dramatic and and dance performances. Each year, the festival opening ceremony is always open with gigantic parade in the center of Denpasar. The opening parade will be held at Bajra Sandhi Monument in Renon and later that day, a colossal opening performance will take place at Ardha Chanra Pavillion in Bali Arts Center.

During the festival, not only Balinese and abroad traditional performances will be performed, but also a gigantic exhibition of traditional handicrafts, textiles, foods and many others.